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A warming climate brings new crops to frigid zones

The Wall Street Journal reported on the impact of climate change on crops and highlighted work by UBC forest and conservation sciences professor Elizabeth Wolkovich. In a 2018 study published […]

Nov 26, 2018

Changes to independent UBC research institute reversed after director resigns

CBC reported that the board of the Peter Wall Institute at UBC has reconsidered some changes that its former director said would threaten academic independence.

Nov 26, 2018

Canada Post strike

CBC Radio interviewed Tom Knight, an associate professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, about the Canada Post strike. The interview, on B.C. Today, starts at the 29:30 mark.

Nov 26, 2018

‘I am superbly worried’: West Coast fishermen await decision on restrictions meant to protect orcas

CBC spoke to Andrew Trites, professor and director of UBC’s Marine Mammal Research Unit, about the effect of sport fishing on orca populations in the Juan de Fuca Strait. Trites says […]

Nov 26, 2018

UBC Okanagan engineering students hope to stop donation-bin deaths

Several media outlets published articles about engineering students at UBC’s Okanagan campus who are designing safer clothing donation bins in the wake of a series of injuries and deaths of people […]

Nov 26, 2018

UBC Museum of Anthropology built on World War II military base

An article about UBC’s Museum of Anthropology appeared on the Daily Hive. The museum, designed by Arthur Erickson, is built on the foundations of a military base constructed for World […]

Nov 26, 2018

Five UBC students awarded prestigious Women in Technology Scholarships

Georgia Straight reported on five UBC students who were among 10 women to have been awarded Women in Technology and Indigenous Women in Technology Scholarships. The program is funded by the […]

Nov 26, 2018

The Tyee is 15 years old, so let’s hit rewind

The Tyee mentioned two UBC professors in an article looking back at the magazine’s 15 years. Patrick Condon, from the school of architecture and landscape architecture, is a long-time contributor […]

Nov 26, 2018

India in spotlight as global central banks battle populists

Bloomberg quoted Amartya Lahiri, director at the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning, a Mumbai-based think tank, and a professor at UBC, in an article about global economy. “There […]

Nov 26, 2018

New UBC pot professor to research potential of cannabis in treating opioid addiction

Various media outlets reported on a newly created cannabis professorship awarded to UBC researcher M-J Milloy. The position is the first of its kind in Western Canada and will research the potential […]

Nov 26, 2018

InSight lander is set to reach Mars Monday

CBC and the Globe and Mail reported on InSight, NASA’s spacecraft that is due to land on Mars Monday, Nov. 26. Catherine Johnson, a professor at UBC, is part of […]

Nov 26, 2018

UBC’s ‘liber-old’ Patko helping young T-Birds remain relevant on court

The Province interviewed Samantha Patko, a libero on the UBC women’s volleyball team who is helping mentor a new generation of players.

Nov 26, 2018

Big data a boost for TCM

China Daily featured UBC alumnus Nevin Zhang Lianwen. Zhang earned a PhD in computer science at  UBC and is now a leader in developing artificial intelligence.

Nov 26, 2018